Borislav Vučević

Borislav Vučević
Personal information
Born (1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 66)
Bar, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin / Belgian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft1980: undrafted
Playing career1975–2002
PositionSmall forward
Number4
Career history
1975–1978Mladost Bar
1978–1987Bosna
1987–1992Adecco Olympique Lausanne
1992–1994Athlon Ieper
1994–1996Royal IV Brussels
1996–2001Okapi Aalstar
2001–2002Liège
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Morocco Team

Borislav "Boro" Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Вучевић; born August 7, 1958) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He is the father of NBA All-Star Nikola Vučević.

National team career

Vučević was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that competed at the EuroBasket 1985 in West Germany. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.4 points per game.[1]

Also, Vučević won the gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Morocco.

Career achievements and awards

Personal life

Vučević's wife, Ljiljana (Née Kubura), was a 6-foot-2 basketball forward for a Sarajevo-based club Željezničar, as well as for the Yugoslavia Cadet national team at the 1976 FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets.[2] They have a son Nikola (born 1990), who is a professional basketball player.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Yugoslavia 14 - Borislav Vucevic". fiba.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "1976 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Ljiljana Kubura". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster - 5 Nikola Vucevic". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.